[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 36, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 36CFR1002.17]



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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY

 

                        CHAPTER X--PRESIDIO TRUST

 

PART 1002_RESOURCE PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION--Table of 

Contents

 

Sec. 1002.17  Aircraft and air delivery.



    (a) Delivering or retrieving a person or object by parachute, 

helicopter, or other airborne means, except in emergencies involving 

public safety or serious property loss, or pursuant to the terms and 

conditions of a permit, is prohibited.

    (b) The provisions of this section, other than paragraph (c) of this 

section, shall not be applicable to official business of the Federal 

government, or emergency rescues in accordance with the directions of 

the Executive Director, or to landings due to circumstances beyond the 

control of the operator.

    (c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(3) of this section, the 

owners of a downed aircraft shall remove the aircraft and all component 

parts thereof in accordance with procedures established by the Executive 

Director. In establishing removal procedures, the Executive Director is 

authorized to establish a reasonable date by which aircraft removal 

operations must be complete; determine times and means of access to and 

from the downed aircraft; and specify the manner or method of removal.

    (2) Failure to comply with procedures and conditions established 

under paragraph (c)(1) of this section is prohibited.

    (3) The Executive Director may waive the requirements of paragraph 

(c)(1) of this section or prohibit the removal of downed aircraft, upon 

a determination that the removal of downed aircraft would constitute an 

unacceptable risk to human life; the removal of a downed aircraft would 

result in extensive resource damage; or the removal of a downed aircraft 

is impracticable or impossible.

    (d) The use of aircraft shall be in accordance with regulations of 

the Federal Aviation Administration as found in 14 CFR chapter I.

    (e) The operation or use of hovercraft is prohibited.

    (f) Violation of the terms and conditions of a permit issued in 

accordance with this section is prohibited and may result in the 

suspension or revocation of the permit.

    (g) The use of devices designed to carry persons through the air in 

powerless flight is allowed at times and locations designated by the 

Board, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a permit.



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